Abstract: The invention relates to a method for reducing image sticking in liquid crystal display panels, in which the liquid crystal display panel is controlled by a control program running on a logic device, in which at least a number of selected pixels in the liquid crystal display panel are subjected to modified control at least for specified periods of time instead of the control normally necessary to display a specific image. The modified control is carried out under the condition that the maximum contrast between the selected pixels and their adjacent pixels is reduced. The invention further relates to a device for reducing image sticking and also to a computer program and a data carrier.

Abstract: A thin-client terminal (1,1?) according to the invention serves for use in a potentially explosive area (ExB) and has at least the following components: an EDP device (11,11?), which can be programmed using software, has graphics capabilities, has its own storage and computation capacity, is connected, via at least one data transmission channel (K), to a computer (C)—which is not arranged in the potentially explosive area (ExB) and acts as a server—and is capable of communicating with the latter as a thin client in accordance with the client/server principle, and a display (12) which is connected to the EDP device (11, 11?) and is intended to display data. The thin-client terminal (1,1?) according to the invention is explosion-proof or is intrinsically safe and can thus be used in the potentially explosive area (ExB). The thin-client terminal (1,1?) also preferably has an explosion-proof or intrinsically safe keyboard (13) which is connected to the EDP device (11,11?) and is intended for inputting data.

Abstract: A thin-client terminal (1, 1?) according to the invention serves for use in a potentially explosive area (ExB) and has at least the following components: an EDP device (11, 11?), which can be programmed using software, has graphics capabilities, has its own storage and computation capacity, is connected, via at least one data transmission channel (K), to a computer (C)—which is not arranged in the potentially explosive area (ExB) and acts as a server—and is capable of communicating with the latter as a thin client in accordance with the client/server principle, and a display (12) which is connected to the EDP device (11, 11?) and is intended to display data. The thin-client terminal (1, 1?) according to the invention is explosion-proof or is intrinsically safe and can thus be used in the potentially explosive area (ExB). The thin-client terminal (1, 1?) also preferably has an explosion-proof or intrinsically safe keyboard (13) which is connected to the EDP device (11, 11?) and is intended for inputting data.